“I won’t get worked up about this year’s Oscars.” That’s what I keep telling myself. For the most part, I was doing a good job. That plan went to the deepest dungeons of Hell as I began researching this article.

Born in the 3-D land rush, "How to Train Your Dragon" has never quite shrugged off the bland corporate sheen attached to it from the start. But almost a decade since taking flight in 2010, these movies have made up for their lack of fire with enou…

Even when done well, the romantic comedy is easy to pick on. They're so earnest and full of clichés and unrealistic fairy-tale standards. Intelligent women have been taught that there should be a healthy serving of self-hatred with whatever enjoym…

When “The Lego Movie” made its way to theaters in early 2014, there weren't many reasons to expect it to be more than a simple cash grab — a feature-length commercial for the long-beloved building block toys. But, directors Phil Lord and Chris Mil…

With the announcement of Oscar nominations comes my favorite awards season tradition: the theatrical release, curated by ShortsTV, of all the nominated short films. Presented in three separate programs — live action, animation and documentary — th…

With more than 100 roles on his résumé, John C. Reilly is the reliable character actor who steals movies with a knowing glance and boyish glee. For examples, see his turns in "Boogie Nights" as the super-confident Reed Rothchild, in "Talladega Nig…

Unless you're the greatest, most creative planner, Valentine's Day can come with a little bit of pressure. You could be within the first year of an exciting, new relationship or decades into a loving, committed partnership — either way, you are pr…

“Burning,” South Korean director Lee Chang-dong’s new film, is an indelible, slow-burn thriller that begins as a quiet character study, detours into an enigmatic tale of romance and jealousy, then finally emerges as a chilling and unsettlingly elu…

Many Baton Rougeans have experienced the yumminess of a Curbside Burger. Now, those attending the Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival in Miami will get the chance to as well.

The Arthurian legend gets a modern and more youthful spin in "The Kid Who Would Be King," a surprisingly delightful film full of action, heart, a crazy-haired Patrick Stewart (as "old" Merlin) and a few genuinely good gags. And it really couldn't …

It was a made-to-order two days for fishing along Louisiana's coast. The cerulean skies and deeper blue water against bottle green vegetation amplified these anglers' main motivation for being out there — an effort to save this exquisite-yet-endan…

The 14th annual Cinema on the Bayou, which runs Wednesday through Jan. 30, in Lafayette will present 181 films, nearly all of them Louisiana premieres. The state’s second largest film festival will also feature world and United States premieres.

Spoiler alert: "Green Book" and "Bohemian Rhapsody" are two of the worst movies of 2018. The former ignores a black man's real story to shoehorn in a white savior plot. The latter still credits Bryan Singer as its director, a man who is accused of…

DERIDDER, La. (AP) — Netflix has bought the rights to a movie set in a century-old southwest Louisiana landmark called the Gothic Hanging Jail, even though it was filmed on the other side of the state.

If you simply can't get enough Ruth Bader Ginsburg, these last few years have been glorious — a Tumblr account, T-shirts and totes with her face, "Saturday Night Live" parodies, a workout book and a CNN documentary. This year, marking the Notoriou…

“Every black person born in America was born on Beale Street...whether in Jackson, Mississippi, or in Harlem, New York,” reads the title card that begins director Barry Jenkins’ ”If Beale Street Could Talk.”

A lot of what makes up film is memory, says Ara Rubyan, co-chair of the Baton Rouge Jewish Film Festival. Good storytelling can dig deep into the past to entertainingly retell events. But it can also harness those memories — as influences or cauti…

In retrospect, it's actually kind of surprising that there hasn't been an escape room-themed horror movie until now. The popular interactive mystery games are kind of mini films. There's a built-in set, stakes, opportunities for conflict and teamw…

The "Transformers" movie universe has lately been leaky and rusted out. It's become shorthand for bad blockbuster moviemaking — male-driven, mindless spectaculars with sophomoric humor. How can it be saved? Just hand the keys over to some talented women.

In the half-century since the original "Mary Poppins" debuted, we've learned a lot about refined sugar, frankly none of it good. Doctors tell us it can lead to obesity, heart disease and all sorts of other detriments to our health.

You might be forgiven for feeling superhero overload this holiday season. Had enough of, say, Spider-Man for a while? Well, this may sound nuts, but consider watching not just one web-slinger but five of them in the animated "Spider-Man: Into the …